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- Type of diabetes
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I thought I would put my own experience of estimating HbA1C via the glucose monitoring app MySugr. There has been a number of threads on this recently. But here are my own experiences to throw into the mix. I would be also interested to have feedback from those more experienced than me to suggest how I could get more realistic estimates from mySugr.
I was diagnosed with T2 3 months ago in mid July this year. At this time I was almost certain I was diabetic and had already been making big diet and exercise changes for some weeks. My initial HbA1C reading though was a scary 117. I was immediately put on 850 mg metformin twice a day and also went on a fairly strict regime of exercise and diet (in 3 months I have lost about 8kg and my BMI has gone down from 32 to 27.5).
I had taken my BG a few times before I got diagnosed and it was then around about 20 mmol/l (which is what got me to the doctor) . Some time after starting the metformin (early August) I started a regular monitoring of BG (using an Accuccheck Performa Nano) and tracking it with mySugr. Gratifyingly there was an immediate big drop in BG levels.
Now I am not totally consistent when I take my BG reading - I usually do it first thing (which is often the highest reading), and then typically between 2 - 6 times a day, usually before and after meals (after meals its usually 1.5 - 2 hours after eating). Typical readings have been 5.5 - 6.5 mmol/l with a few much higher (I found hard physical exercise shoots BG right up for a couple of hours) and some lower (down to 4.7). The mySugr estimated HbA1C has been pretty consistently in the high 30s (today its 36.5). I admit I was sceptical at this figure as this was such a huge drop in a few weeks from my initial 1A1C test at 117, but I WAS hoping for something in the non-diabetic range as I read on the forums here about how quite a few people found good correlations between the mySugr HbA1C estimates and the actual tests.
So I have now just had my first 3 month HbA1C test and the result has come through with a disappointing 51. Obviously it is great I have more than halved the reading from July but there is really a very big difference between this and the mySugr estimates. Now I am the sort of person who does like to monitor things - but clearly. I would like to get something closer to reality. Maybe I should take readings after meals much sooner? And maybe after having a snack? Suggestions?
I was diagnosed with T2 3 months ago in mid July this year. At this time I was almost certain I was diabetic and had already been making big diet and exercise changes for some weeks. My initial HbA1C reading though was a scary 117. I was immediately put on 850 mg metformin twice a day and also went on a fairly strict regime of exercise and diet (in 3 months I have lost about 8kg and my BMI has gone down from 32 to 27.5).
I had taken my BG a few times before I got diagnosed and it was then around about 20 mmol/l (which is what got me to the doctor) . Some time after starting the metformin (early August) I started a regular monitoring of BG (using an Accuccheck Performa Nano) and tracking it with mySugr. Gratifyingly there was an immediate big drop in BG levels.
Now I am not totally consistent when I take my BG reading - I usually do it first thing (which is often the highest reading), and then typically between 2 - 6 times a day, usually before and after meals (after meals its usually 1.5 - 2 hours after eating). Typical readings have been 5.5 - 6.5 mmol/l with a few much higher (I found hard physical exercise shoots BG right up for a couple of hours) and some lower (down to 4.7). The mySugr estimated HbA1C has been pretty consistently in the high 30s (today its 36.5). I admit I was sceptical at this figure as this was such a huge drop in a few weeks from my initial 1A1C test at 117, but I WAS hoping for something in the non-diabetic range as I read on the forums here about how quite a few people found good correlations between the mySugr HbA1C estimates and the actual tests.
So I have now just had my first 3 month HbA1C test and the result has come through with a disappointing 51. Obviously it is great I have more than halved the reading from July but there is really a very big difference between this and the mySugr estimates. Now I am the sort of person who does like to monitor things - but clearly. I would like to get something closer to reality. Maybe I should take readings after meals much sooner? And maybe after having a snack? Suggestions?